Arts & Culture

Dolly Parton New Musical Inspired by Her Life and Career

Dolly Parton announced from the stage of the CMA Fest in Nashville that she will partner with ATG Productions to bring a new musical inspired by her life and trailblazing career, titled Hello, I’m Dolly, to Broadway in 2026.

Louis Armstrong Musical Coming to Broadway

Cast Features
Tony Award Winner James Monroe Iglehart,
Darlesia Cearcy, Dionne Figgins, Kim Exum, Jennie Harney-Fleming, Trista Dollison, DeWitt Fleming, Jr., Jason Forbach, Gavin Gregory, James T. Lane, and Jimmy Smagula

Brooklyn Rec Center to Get $160 Million Renovation

New York City Mayor, Eric Adams, recently announced one of the major highlights of the city’s 2025 budget, the $160 million investment to completely rebuild the 70-year-old Brownsville Recreation Center, providing a brand-new, state-of-the-art facility in Brooklyn. This comes on top of previous investments, such as the Parks Opportunity Program (POP), which offers low-income New Yorkers six-month paid opportunities and training programs to help maintain and operate city parks. Additionally, the budget allocates $15 million to hire 240 full-time maintenance and operations staff to provide a second shift of cleaning services at 100 hotspots in 62 public parks across all five boroughs.